Re: Aspect Ratio question
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg81288] Re: Aspect Ratio question
- From: "Nasser Abbasi" <nma at 12000.org>
- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 05:52:47 -0400 (EDT)
- References: <fcnlri$sf1$1@smc.vnet.net>
"Steven Siew" <siewsk at bp.com> wrote in message news:fcnlri$sf1$1 at smc.vnet.net... > I'm really confused about the steps needed to calculate an Aspect > Ratio for 2D ploting in mathematica. > > What I want is to plot a circle as a circle on the monitor and not as > an ellipse. > > My monitor has a physical aspect ratio of 16:10 (aka widescreen > monitor). > > My monitor has the resolution of 1280 X 800 pixels. > > What should I set the aspect ratio parameter to in Plot[] ? > > I am not sure why you'r getting an ellipse. How are you drawing a circle? GraphicsRow[{ParametricPlot[{Sin[x], Cos[x]}, {x, 0, 2*Pi}, AspectRatio -> Automatic], ParametricPlot[{Sin[x], Cos[x]}, {x, 0, 2*Pi}]}, ImageSize -> 700] They both like a circle on my monitor? Nasser